In Prosper and Celina, five coffee shops have opened this year with three others slated to open soon.

Now open

1418 Coffee: Two new 1418 Coffee locations opened in Celina this year. The locally-owned coffee chain offers handcrafted drinks, housemade cold brew and pastries made at their off-site bakery in Prosper.

• 565 S. Preston Road, Celina; 2287 N. Preston Road, Celina

Moka & Co.: The cafe’s menu features coffee blended with Yemeni spices, like mufawar made with cardamom and maleki made with honey and coffee husks.

• 2281 E. University Drive, Ste. 10, Prosper

Coming soon

Summer Moon Coffee: The Texas-based chain serves coffee roasted in-house, according to the company’s website. Summer Moon’s menu features drinks made with Moon Milk, the cafe’s signature sweet cream.

• 4325 E. University Drive, Ste. 10, Prosper

India Bazaar opened a new grocery store on the Prosper and Frisco border Oct. 15.

What to know: India Bazaar sells grain market products, spices, fresh produce, snacks, organic items, festival items and religious items.

The new grocery store will be India Bazaar’s second Frisco location. The company’s first Frisco store opened in January 2014.

AT&T is building its new headquarters in Plano and West Coast University in Richardson is planning renovations. Check out some of the latest construction filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

1. AT&T headquarters Central Utility Plant

Several TDLR filings were submitted for the new AT&T headquarters planned in Plano, including for a central utility plant to be used by the campus. A total of seven other buildings and three garages are included in filed plans for the headquarters, per previous reporting.

• Location: 5500 Legacy Drive, Plano

• Estimated timeline: Dec. 1, 2026-March 31, 2029

• Estimated cost: $1.05 billion (total from current filings)

2. Alliance Westport 12

AllianceTexas will have a new 600,000 square-foot facility to support 3 manufacturing lines, per a TDLR filing. The facility was first announced in March, per previous reporting. The facility will be near multiple logistics hubs, like BNSF’s Alliance Intermodal Facility, FedEx Ground Hub and Amazon Air Regional Hub.

• Location: 1501 Distribution Drive, Fort Worth

• Estimated timeline: Dec. 1, 2026-Sept. 1, 2027

• Estimated cost: $500 million

Officials with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science released plans for a transformation of its four-acre Dallas campus to double the museum’s exhibition space and improve parking and arrival infrastructure. 

The $185 million project recently reached $135 million in fundraising through the museum’s Curiosity Unbound campaign, according to an Oct. 20 press release. Groundbreaking for the project is expected in early 2027.

About the project: The new outdoor exhibition space, which is set to open in late 2028, will feature 25 large-scale exhibits and many experiential learning activities themed around the forces of nature, including a lightning and thunder pavilion, a mist maze and a fire tornado, according to the release.

The landscaping will also be a part of the exhibit, featuring a river, a pollinator garden and extensive shade trees